Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 7) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 336 Nature Conservation Act 1992 NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 7) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Insertion of new s 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 14 Reference to document in sch 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Insertion of new sch 5, pts 38–48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 38—BOLGER BAY NATURE REFUGE 186 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 187 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 188 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 5 189 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 190 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PART 39—BULURRU NATURE REFUGE 191 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 192 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 193 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 6 194 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 195 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PART 40—COOLIBAH NATURE REFUGE 196 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 197 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 198 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 7 199 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 200 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PART 41—DONAGHYS CORRIDOR NATURE REFUGE 201 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 202 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 203 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 8 204 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 205 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PART 42—HORSESHOE BAY NATURE REFUGE 206 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 207 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 208 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 10 209 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 210 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PART 43—MOON VIEW NATURE REFUGE 211 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 212 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 213 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 11 214 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 215 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PART 44—NIBBEREENA CREEK NATURE REFUGE 216 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 217 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 218 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 12 219 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 220 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PART 45—PINE CLIFFS NATURE REFUGE 221 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 222 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 223 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 224 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 225 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PART 46—RAINBOW NATURE REFUGE 226 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 227 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 228 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 15 229 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 230 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PART 47—ROCKHAMPTON PISTOL CLUB NATURE REFUGE 231 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 232 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 233 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 16 234 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 235 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PART 48—YABULLUM NATURE REFUGE 236 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 237 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 238 Significant cultural and natural resources and values . . . . . . . . . . . 17 239 Declared management intent and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 240 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

s1 4 s4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 7) 1999 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 . ˙ Insertion of new s 14 3. After section 13— insert— ˙ ‘ Reference to document in sch 5 ‘ 14. In schedule 5, a reference to the document titled ‘The Conservation Status of Queensland’s Bioregional Ecosystems’ is a reference to the document of that name published by the department. 1 ’. ˙ Insertion of new sch 5, pts 38–48 4. Schedule 5— insert— ‘ PART 38—BOLGER BAY NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 186. Bolger Bay Nature Refuge. 1 Copies of this document are available for inspection during office hours at the department’s office at 160 Ann Street, Brisbane.

s4 5 s4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 187. Lots 1 and 3 on RP804289, lot 4 on RP743779 and lot 46 on EP191 situated in the County of Elphinstone, containing an area of about 10 ha, shown hachured on plan PA39. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 188. The nature refuge— (a) supports undisturbed lowland plant and animal communities that are unrepresented or poorly represented in the adjacent Magnetic Island National Park; and (b) protects— (i) downstream marine ecosystems; and (ii) estuarine waters flowing from the nature refuge into the area of water mentioned in the Fisheries Regulation 1995 , schedule 2, 2 section 263(1). ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 189. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holders and the Minister, to allow— (a) the keeping of domestic animals, other than cats, in the nature refuge if the animals are under the control of the land-holder or a person authorised by the land-holder; and (b) access by special interest groups for nature based recreation and scientific research; and (c) the construction and maintenance of a firebreak by the land-holder if the firebreak is adjacent to an existing track or fenceline on the nature refuge. 2 Schedule 2 (Closed waters—commercial fishing)

s4 6 s4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 190. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 39—BULURRU NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 191. Bulurru Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 192. The part of lot 325 on plan NR1415 situated in the County of Nares, containing an area of about 44 ha, shown hachured on plan PA44. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 193. The nature refuge supports— (a) a complex mesophyll vine forest, within the wet tropics bioregion, identified as endangered in The Conservation Status of Queensland’s Bioregional Ecosystems; and (b) critical habitat for the endangered southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) ; and (c) habitat for 5 threatened animal species, including the following endangered frogs— (i) the sharp-snouted torrent frog ( Taudactylus acutirostris ); (ii) the common mist frog ( Litoria rheocola ); (iii) the Australian lace-lid frog (Nyctimystes dayi).

s4 7 s4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 194. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the use of a guide dog in the nature refuge; and (b) the maintenance and use of existing minimal disturbance walking tracks; and (c) access by special interest groups for nature based recreation and scientific research. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 195. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 40—COOLIBAH NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 196. Coolibah Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 197. The part of lot 9 on plan CNS42 situated in the County of Cairns, containing an area of about 119 ha, shown hachured on plan PA43. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 198. The nature refuge supports— (a) remnants of a brigalow woodland ecosystem found only in the brigalow belt north bioregion; and (b) open forest containing Acacia harpophylla, Terminalia oblongata and Eremophila mitchellii .

s4 8 s4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 199. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) limited cattle grazing, at a stocking rate agreed between the land-holder and the Minister, in the nature refuge; and (b) the use of a horse or dog for stock mustering in the nature refuge if the horse or dog is under the control of the land-holder or a person authorised by the land-holder; and (c) the construction and maintenance of a firebreak by the land-holder if the firebreak is on the perimeter of the nature refuge; and (d) access by special interest groups for nature based recreation. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 200. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 41—DONAGHYS CORRIDOR NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 201. Donaghys Corridor Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 202. The part of lot 64 on plan NR876 situated in the County of Nares, containing an area of about 8 ha, shown hachured on plan PA32. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 203. The nature refuge supports—

s4 9 s4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 (a) an important vegetation corridor connecting the Crater Lakes National Park to the Gadgarra State Forest; and (b) critical habitat for the endangered southern cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ); and (c) the following rare plants— (i) bull kauri ( Agathis microstachya) ; (ii) fern-leaved tamarind ( Sarcotoechia serrata ); (iii) boonjie tamarind ( dipploglottis bracteata ). ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 204. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the use of a guide dog in the nature refuge; and (b) access by special interest groups for nature based recreation and scientific research; and (c) the collection of water for stock. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 205. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 42—HORSESHOE BAY NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 206. Horseshoe Bay Nature Refuge.

s 4 10 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 207. Lots 1 and 2 on RP746874 situated in the County of Elphinstone, containing an area of 8.989 ha. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 208. The nature refuge— (a) supports plant communities not otherwise represented in the protected area estate; and (b) supports habitat for the following animals— (i) the koala ( Phascolarctos cinereusas ); (ii) the pied imperial pigeon ( Ducula bicolor ); (iii) the bush stone-curlew ( Burhinus grallarius ); (iv) the orange footed scrubfowl ( Megapodius reinwardt ); and (c) protects— (i) downstream marine ecosystems; and (ii) estuarine waters flowing from the nature refuge into the area of water mentioned in the Fisheries Regulation 1995 , schedule 2, 3 section 263(1). ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 209. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the use of a guide dog in the nature refuge; and (b) the eradication of lantana and rubbervine in the nature refuge. 3 Schedule 2 (Closed waters—commercial fishing)

s 4 11 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 210. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 43—MOON VIEW NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 211. Moon View Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 212. The part of lot 22 on SP103975 situated in the County of Ward, containing an area of about 135 ha, shown hachured on plan PA38. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 213. The nature refuge supports— (a) four regional ecosystems, 2 of which are poorly represented in the protected area estate; and (b) the following plants— (i) the rare Grevillea linsmithi ; (ii) the vulnerable Bertya pinifolia ; (iii) the common nodding blue lily ( Stypandra glauca ); and (c) habitat for the following animals— (i) the vulnerable glossy black-cockatoo ( Calyptorhynchus lathami ); (ii) the vulnerable brush-tailed rock-wallaby ( Petrogale penicillata ); (iii) the yellow-tufted honeyeater ( Lichenostomus melanops ).

s 4 12 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 214. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the use of a guide dog in the nature refuge; and (b) access by special interest groups for nature based educational activities, recreation or scientific research. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 215. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 44—NIBBEREENA CREEK NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 216. Nibbereena Creek Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 217. Lot 6 on plan Dc112 situated in the County of Dickson, containing an area of about 202.6 ha. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 218. The nature refuge supports— (a) regional ecosystems, within the brigalow belt north bioregion, identified as endangered in The Conservation Status of Queensland’s Bioregional Ecosystems; and (b) remnant forests of brigalow ( Acacia harpophylla ) and gidgee ( Acacia cambagei ).

s 4 13 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 219. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) limited cattle grazing, at a stocking rate agreed between the land-holder and the Minister, in the nature refuge; and (b) the use of a horse or dog for stock mustering in the nature refuge if the horse or dog is under the control of the land-holder or a person authorised by the land-holder; and (c) the maintenance of a track or firebreak by the land-holder if the track or firebreak is on the perimeter of the nature refuge; and (d) access by special interest groups for nature based educational activities, recreation or scientific research. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 220. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 45—PINE CLIFFS NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 221. Pine Cliffs Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 222. Lot 19 on plan CA31827 situated in the County of Cavendish, containing an area of 517.9 ha, shown hachured on plan PA24. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 223. The nature refuge supports—

s 4 14 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 (a) five regional ecosystems, within the southeast Queensland bioregion, 2 of which are identified as endangered in The Conservation Status of Queensland’s Bioregional Ecosystems; and (b) natural stands of bunya pine ( Araucaria bidwillii ) and homalium ( Homalium alnifolium ); and (c) the vulnerable black-breasted button-quail ( Turnix melanogaster ). ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 224. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the use of a guide dog in the nature refuge; and (b) limited cattle grazing, at a stocking rate agreed between the land-holder and the Minister, in the nature refuge; and (c) the keeping of a domestic dog if it is under the control of the land-holder or a person authorised by the land-holder; and (d) selective logging of millable cabinet timber by the land-holder for the land-holder’s domestic use; and (e) harvesting of staghorn ferns or orchids, other than rare or threatened staghorn ferns or orchids; and (f) access by special interest groups for nature based educational activities or recreation. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 225. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement.

s 4 15 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ‘ PART 46—RAINBOW NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 226. Rainbow Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 227. The part of lot 9 on plan CUE53 situated in the County of Consuelo, containing an area of about 1 500 ha, shown hachured on plan PA45. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 228. The nature refuge supports— (a) dominant vegetation communities of brigalow (Acacia harpophylla), lancewood (Acacia shirleyi) and narrow-leaved ironbark (Eucalyptus crebra); and (b) habitat for the Herbert’s rock wallaby (Petrogale herberti ); and (c) sandstone and sedimentary ridges and escarpments of scenic value within the nature refuge. ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 229. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the use of a guide dog in the nature refuge; and (b) limited cattle grazing, at a stocking rate agreed between the land-holder and the Minister, in the nature refuge; and (c) the use of a horse or dog for stock mustering in the nature refuge if the horse or dog is under the control of the land-holder or a person authorised by the land-holder.

s 4 16 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 230. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 47—ROCKHAMPTON PISTOL CLUB NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 231. Rockhampton Pistol Club Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 232. The part of lot 107 on plan LN852 situated in the County of Livingstone, containing an area of about 12 ha, shown hachured on plan PA30. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 233. The nature refuge supports— (a) a significant area of semi-evergreen vine forest and grassy open eucalypt forest; and (b) steep ridgelands that provide a buffer against residential development. ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 234. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the keeping of a domestic dog if it is under the control of the land-holder or a person authorised by the land-holder; and (b) pistol shooting activities in the nature refuge; and

s 4 17 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 (c) access by special interest groups for nature based recreation and scientific research; and (d) construction and maintenance of minimal disturbance walking tracks. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 235. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement. ‘ PART 48—YABULLUM NATURE REFUGE ˙ ‘ Name ‘ 236. Yabullum Nature Refuge. ˙ ‘ Description ‘ 237. The parts of lots 1 and 2 on RP734391 situated in the County of Cardwell, containing an area of about 31 ha, shown hachured on plan PA41. ˙ ‘ Significant cultural and natural resources and values ‘ 238. The nature refuge supports— (a) five regional ecosystems, within the wet tropics bioregion, identified as endangered in The Conservation Status of Queensland’s Bioregional Ecosystems; and (b) critical habitat for the endangered southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) . ˙ ‘ Declared management intent and use ‘ 239. The nature refuge will be managed, under the conservation

s 4 18 s 4 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No. 7) No. 336, 1999 agreement between the land-holder and the Minister, to allow— (a) the use of a guide dog in the nature refuge; and (b) keeping of no more than 2 domestic dogs if they are under the control of the land-holder or a person authorised by the land-holder; and (c) limited removal of timber by the land-holder for fencing the nature refuge; and (d) limited harvesting of lawyer cane ( Calamu s spp.), supplejack ( Flagellari sp a p.) and tree bark for making aboriginal artifacts; and (e) limited harvesting of fish, turtles and plants in the nature refuge by members of the Yabullumbarra aboriginal clan for human consumption, or educational or medicinal purposes; and (f) access by special interest groups for nature based recreation and scientific research; and (g) construction and maintenance of minimal disturbance walking tracks. ˙ ‘ Duration ‘ 240. The duration of the declaration of the nature refuge is the duration of the conservation agreement.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 16 December 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 17 December 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 1999